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1950s Crime Movies

Public list by WPS with 387 movies or TV shows/series

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Touch of Evil(1958)

1h 51min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 603 votes)

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

Directed by Orson Welles - With Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Ray Collins, ...
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His Kind of Woman(1951)

NR
| 2h | Romance / Love, Thriller, Crime, Action
3.4/5 (with 24 votes)

In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort in exchange for $50,000. Upon arriving, Milner meets his fellow guests, including a plastic surgeon, a philandering movie star and his beautiful girlfriend. Soon Milner discovers that the man who hired him may be the ruthless gangster Nick Ferraro -- a deported crime boss looking to re-enter the USA.

Directed by John Farrow, Richard Fleischer - With Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Tim Holt, Charles McGraw, Raymond Burr, ...
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The Asphalt Jungle(1950)

NR
| 1h 52min | Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 196 votes)

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

Directed by John Huston - With Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, ...
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Woman on the Run(1950)

1h 17min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 34 votes)

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

Directed by Norman Foster - With Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, Ross Elliott, John Qualen, Steven Geray, ...
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Touchez Pas au Grisbi(1954)

NR
| 1h 35min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 92 votes)

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

Directed by Jacques Becker - With Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, René Dary, Vittorio Sanipoli, Delia Scala, Jeanne Moreau, ...
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Maigret Sets a Trap(1958)

NR
| 1h 59min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realize that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set him a trap.

Directed by Jean Delannoy - With Annie Girardot, Jean Desailly, Lino Ventura, Olivier Hussenot, Jean Gabin, Albert de Médina, ...

Deadline - U.S.A.(1952)

NR
| 1h 27min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 29 votes)

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

Directed by Richard Brooks - With Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Ed Begley, Paul Stewart, James Dean, ...

Bob le Flambeur(1956)

1h 43min | Drama, Action, Crime
3.7/5 (with 101 votes)

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville - With Isabelle Corey, Howard Vernon, René Havard, Roger Duchesne, Claude Cerval, Daniel Cauchy, ...
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Jail Bait(1954)

NR
| 1h 14min | Action, Crime, Thriller
2.0/5 (with 18 votes)

Don Gregor, the son of famous plastic surgeon Dr. Boris Gregor, begins to hang around with young criminal Vic Brady and carry a gun. The pair attempt an armed holdup, and when things start to go wrong Gregor accidentally kills a night watchman. Fearing that Gregor plans to turn himself in, Brady kills him and blackmails Dr. Gregor into giving him a new face.

Directed by Ed Wood - With Timothy Farrell, Dolores Fuller, Herbert Rawlinson, Steve Reeves, Lyle Talbot, Buster Keaton, ...

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin(1957)

NR
| 1h 39min | Mystery, Crime
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

Arsène Lupin is extremely popular among the population, because he allows the needy to share in his acquired wealth. Before entering the service of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, he removes his vault in Alsace, steals two paintings of old masters, steals valuable gems and calls out to the police prefect to avoid his arrest. But this time he risks being seriously recognized. Lupin must once again use his fine intellect to deftly escape the situation.

Directed by Jacques Becker - With Robert Lamoureux, Alain Janey, Alexandre Mihalesco, Antoine Baud, Charles Bouillaud, Daniel Ceccaldi, ...

Razzia(1955)

NR
| 1h 41min | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 30 votes)

Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.

Directed by Henri Decoin - With Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël, Paul Frankeur, Lila Kedrova, ...

Pushover(1954)

1h 28min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 27 votes)

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

Directed by Richard Quine - With Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone, E. G. Marshall, James Anderson, ...
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Crime Wave(1953)

NR
| 1h 13min | Crime
3.6/5 (with 29 votes)

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

Directed by André de Toth - With Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Timothy Carey, ...

Illegal(1955)

1h 28min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Directed by Lewis Allen - With Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield

Cry Terror!(1958)

NR
| 1h 36min | Crime, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.

Directed by Andrew L. Stone - With James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson, Neville Brand, Kenneth Tobey, ...
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Run for the Sun(1956)

1h 39min | Adventure, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests.

Directed by Roy Boulting - With Richard Widmark, Jane Greer, Trevor Howard, Peter van Eyck

Quicksand(1950)

NR
| 1h 19min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 14 votes)

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Directed by Irving Pichel - With Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre, Taylor Holmes

Tight Spot(1955)

NR
| 1h 37min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 13 votes)

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.

Directed by Phil Karlson - With Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, Lorne Greene, Eve McVeagh, Lucy Marlow, ...

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(1950)

1h 43min | Thriller, Crime
3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Barton MacLane, ...

The Naked Hills(1956)

1h 12min | Western
2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.

Directed by Josef Shaftel - With Keenan Wynn, Myrna Dell, Frank Fenton, Fuzzy Knight, Kermit Maynard, Frances Morris, ...

The Long Arm(1956)

NR
| 1h 36min | Mystery, Drama
3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.

Directed by Charles Frend - With Jack Hawkins

Women's Prison(1955)

1h 19min | Drama, Crime
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.

Directed by Lewis Seiler - With Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Audrey Totter, Phyllis Thaxter, Howard Duff, Mae Clarke, ...

Cast a Dark Shadow(1955)

NR
| 1h 22min | Crime, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 21 votes)

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert - With Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh

The Hoodlum(1951)

NR
| 1h 1min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 9 votes)

Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Eventually his own brother must stand up to him.

Directed by Max Nosseck - With Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts

Macao(1952)

1h 21min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 15 votes)

A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray - With Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame, Thomas Gomez, Brad Dexter, ...
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Between Midnight and Dawn(1950)

NR
| 1h 29min | Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Both are attracted to the radio voice of communicator Kate Mallory; but in person, Kate proves reluctant to get involved with men who just might stop a bullet. By lucky chance, Rocky and Dan cause big trouble for murderous racketeer Ritchie Garris; but when he swears vengeance, Kate's fears may prove justified.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien

Double Jeopardy(1955)

NR
| 1h 10min | Crime
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackmailed by his former partner Sam Baggett. When Sam's unfaithful wife Marge cooks up a scheme with her used car salesman lover Jeff Calder to bilk both Devrey and her alcoholic husband, Sam is killed and Devrey is accused of the crime. Mark is called to prove his employers innocence.

Directed by R. G. Springsteen - With Rod Cameron, Gale Robbins, Allison Hayes, Jack Kelly, John Litel, Robert Armstrong, ...

Deadlier Than the Male(1956)

NR
| 1h 53min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 24 votes)

In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the restaurateur André Chatelin, leads an uneventful life until the arrival from Marseille of Catherine, the daughter of his ex-wife Gabrielle. She tells him her mother is dead and that she is without resources. Chatelin welcomes her under his roof - then marries her. Gérard, a young student that Chatelin looks upon as a son, becomes Catherine's lover, and she sets him at odds with Chatelin. She asks him to kill the restaurateur. He refuses. She kills him. Having discovered that Gabrielle is still alive, declined and drug addicted, Chatelin realises the darkness of Catherine's soul who has always lied to him.

Directed by Julien Duvivier - With Jean Gabin, Danièle Delorme, Gérard Blain, Lucienne Bogaert, Aimé Clariond, Albert de Médina, ...

The Long Dark Hall(1951)

NR
| 1h 26min | Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.

Directed by Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell - With Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer

The Fast and the Furious(1954)

NR
| 1h 13min | Action, Crime, Drama
2.3/5 (with 9 votes)

A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young woman, driving a fast sports car, hostage and slip into a cross-border sports car race to try to make it to Mexico before the police get him.

Directed by John Ireland - With John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Roger Corman, Bruno VeSota, Snub Pollard, Iris Adrian, ...
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